Jonathan Childers

Dreamer. Artist. Jesus Freak. Pop Culture Guru. Amazingly impressive, handsome dude. Oh, and humble!

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@AiPinfu2003 "Also, for 7, 8, 9—are they compost trash or landfill trash? How's the sorting supposed to work?"

You are awesome! Haha! (P.S. Landfill)

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@harukaawake This is fantastic! We love our Japanese brothers and sisters! Thanks for sharing. 🤜🤛

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@FiBelleFi Is Pan even ranked below the Tinkerbell attraction, out of curiosity?

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@BrerOswald It’s bad enough right now, no need to give them any ideas…satirical or otherwise…

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@FiBelleFi Brother man was fighting for his life in the background of this video!

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@FiBelleFi Well. I feel like I accidentally put this into the ether, talking about missing the other streetmosphere acts in other parks. But if you're wanting me to be shocked, I never will be with this regime...

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@DrewDisneyDude Was reading from a lot of sources that Disney will close everything right when the parade steps off at 11 (minus merch, of course). Why is WDW allergic to staying open to midnight? It used to be the norm, especially during summer…

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@FiBelleFi I think it’s criminal that we haven’t gotten the Citizens of Main Street and/or Hollywood back in some form…

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@wdwmagic I’m confused as to why Disney/Epcot hasn’t kept these songs in their area loops in some capacity. They are certainly more catchy and timeless than what is currently in their loops…

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@DrewDisneyDude There better be a version of “It’s Fun to Be Free” playing somewhere in this ride, or what are we even doing…?

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40+ year Walt Disney Imagineer, Val Usle, speaks out against Disney's decision to "reimagine" Rivers of America. This is at least the 5th prominent Imagineer to speak out:

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THE NUKING OF THE MAGIC KINGDOM'S RIVERS OF AMERICA

Former Imagineer with over 40 years with the Company.

In case you don't know, Imagineering is on point for the demolition (destruction is a better word) of the Rivers of America at WDW. The waterway, Riverboat, and Tom Sawyers Island are being eliminated to make way for a new Carsland that would sit in their place.

Heritage places in the Parks like Rivers of America are not and never have been pure sacred cows. In Paris, Big Thunder replaced Tom Sawyer's Island. At Disneyland the night show Fantasmic was set on Tom Sawyer's Island and entertained those who lined the River. For Galaxy's Edge we re-aligned the Steam Train, Columbia, and Mark Twain routes to accommodate the new land - but we never nuked it. Elsewhere in the Parks, icons like the Castles get overlays and Main Streets get new shops.

Walt said it best about the Florida property, "Here we are blessed with space." But WDI has failed to navigate and master plan a path to capture land adjacent to the Rivers of America for the new land.

A lot of Imagineers, particularly those that bleed WED, are more than saddened by this master plan fail. I admit that in other social media circles there's audience that's happy with the land being replaced, but in those same circles there is no small community of those who can't believe Imagineering would do this. It starts to add to a litany of other missteps like the medical building looking Poly DVC, the elimination of the Red Car (the only kinetics on Hollywood Blvd at Disney's California), the outdoor stage area at EPCOT's Communicore (the entertainers face the sun and the guest area has no seats - they sit on the concrete in direct sun), the Junior College cafeteria looking food facility just put into Communicore, and the new merch shop between DL Haunted Mansion and Splash.

WED and WDI have never been perfect, but such missteps in the past have been few and far between - the exception being Paul Pressler's version of Disney's California Adventure. Now I can list several just in the recent years.

One wonders if Rivers of America can be nuked, what other foundational heritage pieces can be next - Castle, Main Street, Pirates, expensive Steam Trains or Monorails?

To fix such a mess, it has to be recognized as a mess, but I don't see it happening. The Emperors at 1401 Flower Street are butt naked and don't know it.

WED lives, just not at 1401 Flower anymore.

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@SirBrayden Can we keep this same energy for the Carousel of Progress? (More likely this would happen by WDW’s 60th, if at all).

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I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

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@weathertrackus Should Chattanooga be worried about tornados as well? We are in East TN, down on top of GA. I know it’s never 0%, but not sure how it’s going to track when it blows our way.

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The Disney Standard remains high, people! Your ticket money at work. (I.e. “No signal” screens on Journey Into Imagination). @WDWNT

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I just really want to thank @Weezer for making my day by dropping their new cover album (the Teal Album)! Righteous!

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@Jee_rad Truly sad. Met him about 8 years ago. Took a picture with me at Universal Studios in FL, even though he didn't have to (he was visiting Marvel Superhero Island). RIP.

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@joshuaklane So true! #GoVols

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@joshuaklane A thousand times yes! I got up with that same feeling...#RockyTop